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Article • May 15, 1997 • from PLN May, 1997
Democracy, Racism and Disenfranchisement by One in seven black men are currently or permanently prevented from voting because they are imprisoned or are ex-felons, according to a report released in January, 1997, by the Sentencing Project in Washington DC. There are an estimated 10.4 million voting age black men in …
Article • May 15, 1997 • from PLN May, 1997
Notes from the Unrepenitentiary: " Schooling the generations in the politics of prison" by Laura Whitehorn Twentieth century prison conditions are like the conditions of slavery. Plantation owners prevented rebellion by denying the humanity of the Africans they enslaved; prisoners are dehumanized in San Quentin, Parchman Farm, and prisons all …
Article • May 15, 1997 • from PLN May, 1997
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews
Reviews by Prison Connections is a 12 page quarterly "newsletter of prison activism in New England." Each issue reports news and information relating to prison issues in the New England states. Recent issues have discussed jail conditions, education cutbacks, rallies protesting DOC policies in MA, the lack of DOC accountability, …
Article • April 15, 1997 • from PLN April, 1997
A Native American Resource by The Traditional Native American Tobacco Seed Bank and Education Program (TNAT) at the University of New Mexico has three objectives: 1.) Collecting, preserving, growing and distributing the seeds of the many traditional Native American types of tobacco; 2.) Educating Native Americans about the dangers of …
Article • April 15, 1997 • from PLN April, 1997
Filed under: Reviews, Resources, Court Access
FJC Prisoner Litigation Guide by The Federal Judicial Center, a branch of the federal judiciary, has published a 172 page book, "Resource Guide for Managing Prisoner Civil Rights Litigation." The book is written for judges and court personnel who receive, process and rule on prison suits. The book pays special …
Article • April 15, 1997 • from PLN April, 1997
Law's Nature by Mumia Abu-Jamal "Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law." Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield (1766) For many jailhouse lawyers, especially those new to the craft, there is a sort of "awe" that governs their study, contemplation and utility of the law. Like new …
Article • April 15, 1997 • from PLN April, 1997
From the Editor by Paul Wright Longtime PLN readers may recall that in early 1994 Ed Mead, PLN's former co-editor, and I filed suit against the Washington State Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (ISRB, aka the parole board). The suit challenged the "no association" parole condition they had placed on Ed …
Article • March 15, 1997 • from PLN March, 1997
From the Editor by Dan Pens Welcome to another issue of PLN. I just finished typing this month's installment of "A Matter of Fact" (AMF), something I enjoy immensely. Since we started this feature last year, it has received mixed reviews. Readers have said it was a "waste of space," …
Article • March 15, 1997 • from PLN March, 1997
From the Editor by Dan Pens Welcome to another issue of PLN. I just finished typing this month's installment of "A Matter of Fact" (AMF), something I enjoy immensely. Since we started this feature last year, it has received mixed reviews. Readers have said it was a "waste of space," …
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN February, 1997
Filed under: Reviews, Sentencing, Probation
Corrections in the Community (book) by by Edward Latessa and Harry Allen is a 473 page college textbook giving an overview of criminal sanctions other than prison, such as probation, home detention, community services, etc. The authors' underlying theme is that prisons generally do more harm than good and efforts …
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN February, 1997
Prison Health Report Issued by The National Institute of Justice, a branch of the Department of Justice, has published a 125 page booklet titled "Managing Prison Health Care and Costs." The book provides an overview of rising prison health care costs with national examples of various cost containment strategies. The …
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN February, 1997
Filed under: Reviews, Court Access
Book Review: Constitutional Rights of Prisoners by Fifth edition, is an 804 page book by law professor John Palmer. The book examines the history, evolution and current state of prisoner rights, with extensive case citations. Organized into thirteen chapters Palmer examines the use of force; right to visitation, association, mail …
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN January, 1997
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews
Publications of Interest by Punch and Jurists is a six page weekly newsletter which reports federal criminal rulings of significance. Aimed at defense attorneys and criminal practitioners, Punch and Jurists puts the latest court rulings into the overall context of ever diminishing rights for defendants. Well written and comprehensive, this …
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN February, 1997
Rosenberg Fund for Children by Carol Carvalho by Carol Carvalho, RFC Director of Grantmaking The progressive community needs to support activists, prisoners rights advocates and political prisoners who risk their lives and economic security for causes of peace, justice, protection of the environment and equal rights. The Rosenberg Fund for …
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN January, 1997
Filed under: Reviews, Court Access
Prisoner Litigation in the US Courts by This is a 311 page book by federal District of Columbia district court judge Charles Richey. The book is aimed primarily at federal court judges who must deal with pro se prisoner litigation. It also gives an excellent explanation of procedural and constitutional …
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN January, 1997
New Prisoner Resource Guide Available by The Prisoner Rights Union of California has released its 72 page 1996-98 resource guide. While aimed at California prisoners (it lists the addresses of all prisons, legislators, courts, public defenders, etc., in the state) the guide contains numerous sections of interest to prisoners and …
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN February, 1997
World Criminal Justice Systems: A Survey by by Richard Terrill is a 472 page book examining the criminal justice systems of France, England, Sweden, Russia and Japan. In that respect the title is misleading as all five countries are industrialized bourgeois democracies that have more in common with each other …
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN February, 1997
Women's Prison Book Project by The Women's Prison Book Project (WPBP) is a group of volunteers organizing to provide women in prison with free reading materials covering a wide range of topics from legal and education materials to politics, history, and women's health. There are other prison book projects, but …
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN January, 1997
Center for Advocacy of Human Rights Update by Much has happened in recent months and I thought you should hear firsthand that The Center for Advocacy of Human Rights (CAHR) is in the process of being dissolved. For one thing, Little Rock Reed and I have gone our separate ways. …
Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN January, 1997
From the Editor by Dan Pens Welcome to PLN's eighth year of publication. We're proud that we have published longer than any other independent prisoner publication we know of. You should be proud, too. You're the ones who have made it possible. Recently we conducted an "Emergency Relief" direct mail …
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